Question

Last year a large trucking company delivered 4.5x10^5 tons of goods with an average value of $22,000 per ton. what was the total value of the goods delivered? write the answer in scientific notation.

9.9x10^8
9.9x10^11
9.9x10^9
9.9x10^10

Answer 1

The answer is 9.9x10^8

All you have to do is take the total amount of goods in tons (450,000 tons) and multiply that by 22,000 (the average price of the goods per ton.)